gaudy
A reunion held by one of the colleges of the University of Oxford for alumni, normally…A reunion held by one of the colleges of the University of Oxford for alumni, normally during the long vacation.
» He slipped the gaudy shirt on.
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2 sensesA reunion held by one of the colleges of the University of Oxford for alumni, normally during the long vacation.
(archaic)One of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited.
- (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held at a college
Examples
3 sentencesHe slipped the gaudy shirt on.
Stick to jackets that aren't too gaudy.
Don't you think that necklace is a bit gaudy?
Origin
From Middle English gaudi, from Old French gaudie, from Medieval Latin gaudia. equivalentFrom Middle English gaudi, from Old French gaudie, from Medieval Latin gaudia. equivalent to gaud (“ornament, trinket”) + -y.
Borrowed from Latin gaudium (“joy”). Doublet of joy and jo.
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